New Zealand’s highest court ruled that the country’s current voting age of 18 was discriminatory, forcing Parliament to discuss whether it should be lowered.
’s highest court ruled on Monday that the country’s current voting age of 18 was discriminatory, forcing Parliament to discuss whether it should be lowered.
The Supreme Court found that the current voting age of 18 was inconsistent with the country’s Bill of Rights, which gives people a right to be free from age discrimination when they have reached 16. “This is history,” said Make It 16 co-director Caeden Tipler, adding: “The government and Parliament cannot ignore such a clear legal and moral message. They must let us vote.”there is insufficient justification to stop 16-year-olds from voting when they can drive, work full time and pay tax.
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